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Venericardia soriensis

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Venericardia soriensis was named by Eames (1951) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; Pakistan]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Fossil Bed F.2680, Zinda Pir, which is in a Ypresian marine shale in the Ghazij Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Venericardia soriensis Eames p. 375 figs. pl. 13, fig. 65a
1973Venericardia soriensis Iqbal p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(FĂ©russac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
subfamilyVenericardiinaeChavan 1969
genusVenericardiaLamarck 1801
speciessoriensisEames 1951

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Venericardia soriensis Eames 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: shallow infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2018-02-27 11:34:57
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:18:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Stanley 1970, Eames 1951

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan Venericardia soriensis (77376 77377 77378 77382)